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marze
on May 21, 2024
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One dead as London-Singapore flight hit by turbule...
If “the vast majority … are predictable”, why wouldn’t the airline pilot warn the passengers in advance?
ec109685
on May 21, 2024
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Pilots warn about upcoming turbulence all the time. Sometimes so much they don’t do food and beverage service because they are worried about it.
marze
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This flight experienced "clear air" turbulence. Such turbulence is not visible on radar and is not predictable.
Turbulence due to weather is what you are talking about.
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They do. I've flown many (more than 100x in some years) and I can't count how many times that pilot / co-pilot has announced upcoming turbulence and turned on the seat beat light.
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